CRUISE NEWS

A new TV series currently airing in Canada, will help abolish old-fashioned perceptions of cruising.

Mighty Cruise Ships, a spin-off series to the popular Mighty Ships, is a 6-part documentary, which will showcase a different cruise line and cruise style each week.

From the luxury small ships of Paul Gauguin Cruises and Ponant. To the modern Celebrity Solstice and Azamara Journey. Also featured is British cruise line, Cruise & Maritime Voyage's, Marco Polo, as well as expedition vessel, Stella Australis.

With the wide variety of cruise experiences available, this TV series will help viewers understand that not all cruise ships are the same. The documentary will go behind the scenes on the vessels and will use impressive CGI technology to explain how a cruise ship works.

The series first aired on November 9th 2014 on Discovery Channel Canada. The show will be shown in other countries at a later date.

Reports of an abnormal vibration on board Azamara Journey, has lead maintenance crew to discover a damaged propeller.

Further inspection of the propeller, forced Azamara to cancel the current sailing and has since had to cancel the 3rd March cruise.

The Azamara Journey is operating as normal, but sailing at a reduced speed. The ship is expected to arrive in Kyoto on February 28th, where passengers will be met by Azamara’s President and CEO, Larry Pimentel, and Bert Van Middendorp, Vice President of Operations.

When the ship docks on 28th February, guests will remain on board the ship until March 2nd, where they will be flown to Shanghai and provided hotels for the night.

The Azamara Journey was originally scheduled to disembark in Shanghai on March 3rd, but this sailing has had to be cancelled, so that maintenance can be carried out.